Fillmore · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Fillmore in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Fillmore registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Guadalupe County (1) and Harrison County (1). The birthplaces they reported most often were Alabama and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1854.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Fillmores registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Fillmore registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
Alabama
Largest birthplace
1854
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Fillmores registered

Texas counties where the Fillmores registered
CountyFreedmen%
Guadalupe County150%
Harrison County150%

Where the Fillmores were born

Birthplaces the Fillmores reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Alabama150%
Louisiana150%

When the Fillmores reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Fillmores
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Every Fillmore in the register

The Fillmores in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Jerry FillmoreGuadalupe CountyLouisiana
Thomas FillmoreHarrison CountyAlabama1854

Fillmore genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Fillmore in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Guadalupe County holds 1 of the 2, Harrison County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Fillmores in Texas come from?

They reported Alabama (1) and Louisiana (1) as their birthplaces most often. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Fillmore?

Guadalupe County (1), Harrison County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Fillmore appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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